It isn't just Gummi bears. Look at the ingredients of any sweet labeled "sugar free". In many cases you'll see maltitol and a warning that too much consumption can lead to "the runs".

Jorpho
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2014-01-17T17:10:58Z —
#4

I thought mannitol was generally more popular.

In any case, this is the first I can recall hearing about "sugar-free" sweets causing such an extreme reaction. It makes the tales of olestra sound pleasant in comparison.

crenquis
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2014-01-17T17:11:36Z —
#5

From accounts of people`s experience with the demon bears, sugarless gummy bears seem to be especially potent inducers of the back way spray...

4thAce
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2014-01-17T17:30:01Z —
#6

But how many grams of bears would it take to ingest 40 g of lycasin? I'm guessing more than a handful.

peregrinus_bis
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2014-01-17T17:35:56Z —
#7

"I bought one order for the Westboro Baptist Church as a donation," one Amazon reviewer wrote. "Because we all know how much God hates irregularity."

Love.

All this sugar free stuff seems to do this to me. I can't stand any of it.

Seki
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2014-01-17T17:36:14Z —
#8

Uuuugh maltitol. My first- and last- brush with it was one nasty experience. I was working in a health food and supplements store at the time and the staff often ate expired protein bars as a lunch (since they were cheap and we received a pathetic salary).

One time, the discounted box in the back store happened to be ultra low carb bars, loaded with maltitol. For the next 3 days, I had severe runs... it got to the point where it was mostly clear water (TMI I know). I was just drinking pints of water and eating bread and bananas, desperately trying to get back to normal. I thought it didn't behave like the flu or a virus because I didn't have a fever or other symptoms but I did not realize what had happened until I spoke to a co-worker. He mentioned he had had a similar incident with carb-free jam.

Nasty, vile stuff.

WearySky
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2014-01-17T17:38:35Z —
#9

I bet you lost some weight, though!

Seki
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2014-01-17T17:43:06Z —
#10

Oh yeah. Not that I wanted to. At the time, I rather needed to gain weight.

knoxblox
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2014-01-17T19:51:11Z —
#11

Another product, but it probably still applies. "Poop the rainbow".

beschizza
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2014-01-22T16:20:55Z —
#12

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